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FME to CID: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
808 mi
1,300 km · 702 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
808 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from CID?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 808 miles (1,300 km, 702 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour behind Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to CID?
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